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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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Since the y2 - term is positive, the hyperbola opens up and down.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

Each of the fixed points is called a focus of the hyperbola.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

The midpoint of the segment joining the foci is called the center of the hyperbola.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

The circle, ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola are all formed by the intersection of a plane with a cone.

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016

If the plane tips the slightest amount more, the section becomes an hyperbola.

From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith




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